initiate load on demand

[Merin]

Hi

I have a radcombo with load on demand enabled. But at some point I want to load items on a button click. So can I initiate a load on demand from code?

Merin

[Shinu]

Hi Merin,

You can use the requestItems client method to initiate a load-on-demand callback request with the specified text, causing the ItemsRequested server event to fire or a request to be sent to a web service. The second bool parameter instructs the RadComboBox to append the new items (True) or clear items (False). Please check the following code snippet.

JavaScript:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnClientClicked(sender, args) {
        var radcombobox = $find("<%= RadComboBox1.ClientID %>");
        radcombobox.requestItems("Item1", true);
    }
</script>

Thanks,
Shinu.

[Hristo Valyavicharski]

Hi Merin,

When use LoadOnDemand items are not loaded initially. The ItemsRequested server event will be fired if the drop down is opened or if any text is typed in the combo's input. Usually in this event combo is populated  with data.  From code you could initially load items as call combo's requestItems() method in the pageLoad event. For example:

<script type="text/javascript">
    function pageLoad() {
        var combo = $find('RadComboBox1');
        combo.requestItems();
    }
</script>
<div>
    <telerik:RadComboBox
        ID="RadComboBox1"
        runat="server"
        Filter="Contains"
        OnItemsRequested="RadComboBox1_ItemsRequested"
        EnableLoadOnDemand="true">
    </telerik:RadComboBox>
</div>

Regards,
Hristo Valyavicharski
Telerik